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ORTIZ NAMED AVCA SOUTHEAST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

AVCA Division I Regional Awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of South Alabama volleyball head coach Jesse Ortiz was named the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association Southeast Region Coach of the Year, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.

Ortiz, the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, led the Jaguars to a 25-7 overall record and 15-1 finish in SBC play, which set a program record for conference wins in a season, en route to the first SBC regular-season championship, first conference tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in his first year at the helm.